Disclaimer: I don't own Bones, but Bones owns my soul. :p

Author's Notes: This one is short, but I think it needed to be. XD


ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN?

"Sweetie, I just need you to tell me." Brennan shook her head.

"Ange, it's not that simple!"

"It should be," responded Angela.

"Well, it's not!" Brennan snapped. Realizing that she had just lashed out too hard, she sighed. "I'm sorry," she said. "I didn't mean to…" She trailed off. "What I'm saying is…"

"You want to know how it's possible for you to tell anyone else what you feel when you yourself don't even know," Angela stated, practically reading Brennan's mind. Brennan stared at her, shocked.

"How did you—"

"It's because I spend more time around living people than I spend around dead people," said Angela, smiling slightly.

"So what should I do?" asked Brennan.

"What about talking to Dr. Wyatt?" Angela suggested. Brennan frowned.

"…You're not serious, right?"

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Brennan stared at the floor.

"This is stupid," she said. "And complicated, and frustrating, and—"

"It's all quite simple, really," said Dr. Wyatt. "It's quite a straightforward question."

"I know!" said Brennan. "That's—that's what makes it so complicated. The fact that you expect me to provide you with a one-word answer to that question. Ask me about bones—about judging the degrees of epiphyseal fusion, or analyzing fragments of a left radius. I can tell you anything. But…you ask me that question, and…" She looked up. "I don't know what to say."

"The truth might be in order?" Dr. Wyatt offered. Brennan sighed.

"This proves my point. I told you, I don't put much stock in psychology. You're supposed to help me figure it out, not answer it straight away. So far, all you've done is ask me to answer the question that I don't have an answer for."

"Ah, but you do have an answer." Wyatt smiled, and Brennan stared at him.

"I honestly do not."

"I'll ask you again." Brennan nodded, taking a deep breath. "Dr. Brennan. Are you now, or have you ever been, in love with Agent Booth?"

Brennan paused for a moment, but suddenly all the fear, all the anxiety concerning this question was gone.

She knew exactly what to say.


Yes, in case you were wondering, I did have the audacity to end it right there. XD You'll never know what she says. Has anyone read the short story 'The Lady or the Tiger'? Look it up on Wikipedia, DO NOT READ THE ENTRY, but scroll down to the bottom where it gives you a link to the story online at Ye Olde Library. Click on the link and read the story.

See what I mean? ;)

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